Orange has announced the launch of Orange Cash in Spain, a rechargeable prepaid card from MasterCard that can be used within smartphones or as a traditional payment card. With Orange Cash a consumer will be able to make online payments in a safe way, send money to the mobile phones of other Orange Cash users
MasterCard has announced it will publish a specification that leverages Host Card Emulation (HCE) for secure near field communication (NFC) payment transactions. The approach will enable consumers to easily use their MasterCard-branded cards on their NFC-enabled phones to make contactless payments. Today, there are two million contactless-enabled merchant locations in 63 countries around the world.
Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, has announced it will be providing financial institutions, retailers and service bureaus with guidance and best practices to help simplify the transition to the industry-wide EMV smart card standards, including the 2015 liability shift in the U.S. The new EMV Professional Service offerings
MasterCard has enhanced its rewards capabilities for cardholders, giving them more ways to redeem, exchange and trade their rewards points. These unique capabilities, unavailable to consumers that are members of current credit card-based rewards programs, will be delivered through a relationship between MasterCard and Points International Ltd. Based on the popularity of travel and experiences,
Concert- and theatre-goers, tourists and music fans in South Africa can now purchase their tickets to various festivals, events and tourist sites online or via their mobile and simply load their tickets onto their Webtickets card. ‘The Card’, as it is formally known, means you no longer need a printer to print off tickets. And
European consumers are concerned that draft EU legislation currently under discussion would make paying with cards more expensive and more complicated. According to a recent poll in 13 European countries, 2 in 3 consumers believe that proposals to cap interchange fees would make it worse for them to use their bank cards and 8 in
TSYS has announced the publication of a white paper titled “Implementing a Successful Commercial Card Program in Turkey — Avoiding Pitfalls: Lessons from the U.S. Experience.” The paper outlines the market opportunity and key drivers for commercial card growth in Turkey, drawing on experiences in the U.S. commercial card market to provide insights on accelerating
The CardLinx Association, the new association that facilitates the interoperability and growth of card-linked offers (CLOs), and Deem, a cloud commerce company delivering Commerce-as-a-Service (CaaS) to a large and diverse ecosystem of customers, has announced a new draft protocol, the CardLinx Chameleon Standard, for pro-actively combating fraud resulting from returns of CLO purchases. CLOs are
CardLinx, the new association that facilitates the interoperability and growth of card-linked offers (CLOs), will host the first annual CardLinx Forum on April 7, 2014 in Las Vegas. This is the first forum to focus specifically on the convergence of digital advertising and payments or card-linked offers. Speakers and panelists will discuss predictions and emerging
The new British Airways Credit Card launched in Johannesburg today, now offers consumers exceptional benefits with the best Avios earn rate in South Africa. The card is tailored to meet the needs of frequent flyers, who will earn Avios at a preferential rate on all purchases on their credit card. It is designed to reward
